The Mystery of the Egg Farm Tower

August 30, 2017

The Mystery of the Egg Farm Tower

The Mystery of the Egg Farm Tower

On Indian Village Road in Penn Township, PA near Mansfield, stands this tower. It stands in front of what they refer to as the Kreider egg farm, and off to the right is their dairy farm. It’s pretty much off the beaten path, on a farm road that is not heavily trafficked. It’s a real shock to see this thing in the middle of rolling, mostly Amish and Mennonite farmland. Biking by, one first smells chicken shit and then a little further on, manure—depending on which direction one is cycling. Actually neither of them are bad smells. But what is the tower about? Why is it here? What purpose could it serve?…